Across
- 2. Civil Rights protest that occurred in Alabama; the police responded with violence.
- 6. Urged for a non-violent approach and wanted unity within the country.
- 7. demonstrations by Civil Rights Activists, normally college students, in which they would sit at the "whites only" lunch counter & refuse to leave.
- 8. Supported more of a more radical approach and felt as thought the African-American community should separate themselves from the white society.
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- 1. stated that "separate but equal" facilities were not actually equal; integrated schools.
- 3. Protest where people were marching for equal voting rights; they were met with violence from the police.
- 4. Created equal employment opportunities and outlawed segregation.
- 5. Made it illegal to limit the voting rights of individuals; literacy test, poll taxes, etc. were made illegal.
- 6. Rally held in DC to urge the passage of the Civil Rights Bill; over 200,000 people were in attendance